Nigerians can bring claims against Shell in UK, supreme court rules
by Sandra Laville and Emmanuel Akinwotu in Lagos from Environment | The Guardian on (#5E3N2)
Ogale and Bille villagers say Shell oil operations have caused severe pollution including to their drinking water
Two Nigerian communities can bring their legal claims for a cleanup and for compensation against the oil company Shell and its Nigerian subsidiary in an English court, supreme court judges have said.
In what lawyers said was a watershed moment" for the accountability of multinational companies, on Friday the court overturned a decision by the court of appeal, and ruled that the cases against Shell could proceed.
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